Public Charter Schools

New Newark Student Learning Data: All Newark Students Rise, With Variations Among Charter, Magnet, and District

Today Stanford University’s Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) released an analysis of student academic performance in all Newark…

4 years ago

This District Wants To Shut Down a Public Charter’s Expansion. District Parents Don’t Agree.

Franklin Township School District and local parents are unaligned. The district has been trying to halt the expansion of an…

4 years ago

BRICK Education Network: Building Strong Communities Brick by Brick

Helen Mazarakis has served as Chair of the Board of Trustees at BRICK Education Network since 2019 and a member…

4 years ago

NJ Commissioner Sides With Newark Superintendent, Denies 4 Charter School Expansions

On Friday New Jersey Acting Commissioner Angelica Allen-McMillan notified four charter schools in Newark that she is denying their requests…

4 years ago

Gov. Murphy Can Support Black and Brown Families by Supporting Charter Schools, Says Newark Business Leader

Randal Pinkett, a Newark businessman and the first African-American student from Rutgers to win a Rhodes Scholarship, has a bone…

4 years ago

Meet Chika OgbuokIrI, Seventh Grade Poet at Camden’s KIPP Lanning Square Middle School!

Chika OgbuokIrI is a seventh grader at KIPP Lanning Square Middle School in Camden. Yet another Poet Laureate in the…

4 years ago

COMMENTARY: Camden’s Charters Are Dramatically More Cost-Effective Than District Schools

Do you cringe when an economist or policy wonk quantifies the value of a single child’s education? I do. How…

4 years ago

New Jersey Gets Low Marks for Charter School Law

The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools just issued its 2021 ranking of state charter school laws. New Jersey's charter…

4 years ago

Camden Union President Flouts DOE Commissioner’s Request for Respect

Recently I published a piece about Camden Union President Keith Benson’s and Camden Superintendent Katrina McCombs’ meeting with New Jersey…

4 years ago

Superintendent León’s ‘Flimsy’ and ‘Hostile’ Attack on Newark Public Charter Schools

NJ Education Report isn't the only platform criticizing Newark Superintendent Roger León’s not-so-subtle attack on the city’s charter school sector,…

4 years ago